Growth Lead · Paris

Hello, I'm Matteo

I build growth systems that compound — product journeys, incrementality-backed media, and partner machines regional teams can run. This dashboard is my CV: indexed metrics and a real operating model, no vanity numbers.

Growth Overview

Performance scorecard across acquisition, product, and retention

Paid Efficiency
~×2.3
vs baseline
Meta lead, spend down ~⅔
Paid Share
~12%
doubled YoY
of attributed D2C mix
CRM Share
mid-teens
from ~8%
Always-on upgrade engine
Organic
~⅓
largest channel
Quality metrics up together

Paid Efficiency vs Spend

Indexed

Indexed to baseline 100 · Meta-led portfolio reallocation

Efficiency roughly doubled while cutting spend hard. Meta efficiency improved significantly; Google mid-teens % lift.

Channel Attribution Mix

Share %

Share of attributed D2C (%) by quarter

Paid share roughly doubled; CRM climbed after upgrade engine went always-on. Organic remains largest channel.

Platform Performance

Indexed

Efficiency index by platform (base 100)

Meta
Spend down ~⅔, efficiency ~×2.2. Portfolio lead on incremental contribution.
Google
Spend down ~½, efficiency up mid-teens %. Stable complement to Meta allocation.

Product-Led Growth

Intent-based upgrade engine + RAF elevated with in-app boosts. A/B'd to always-on BAU.

Incrementality-Backed

Geo-lift at meaningful spend when MMM failed. Cleaner read unlocked more Q4 budget.

Partner Machines

Central enablement for country leads. Privacy-aware creator pipeline. Affiliation hardened through cycle.

Product Growth

In-app upgrade engine + RAF elevation · Shipped with Product & Eng

CRM Share
mid-teens
from ~8%
Post always-on inflection
Target SKU Mix
+6pts
directional lift
Next-gen device family
Upgrade Engine
BAU
always-on
Reusable for future waves
RAF Boosts
Live
in-app elevated
Acquisition on existing users

CRM Share Growth

Share %

Share of attributed D2C (%) · Engine not campaign

Inflection: CRM share climbed from high-single-digits to mid-teens after upgrade engine went always-on.

Not launch week alone — sustained post-activation growth.

Upgrade Engine Journey

Indexed

Indexed performance · Intent-based triggers

Triggered when legacy device hits incompatible feature → guided path to next-gen device.

Continuous A/B with Product & Eng → always-on BAU.

Product Mix Shift

Share %

SKU family share (%) by quarter

Target Movement

Next-gen device family share grew ~+6pts. Directional lift — promos and market dynamics overlap, so not a clean incrementality claim.

Engine shipped: launch → OK2Launch → BAU always-on. Reusable pattern for future product waves.

Intent-Based Upgrade

Not a blanket upsell — trigger on incompatibility, guide to next device.

  • • Continuous A/B testing with Product & Eng
  • • Offers and mechanics refined in-flight
  • • Shipped to always-on BAU, reusable pattern

RAF Elevation

In-app boost campaigns so acquisition rides existing user base.

  • • Time-limited boosts for referrer + referee
  • • Push and in-app placements coordinated
  • • Acquisition contribution without pure paid spend

CRM OS

Supporting systems for a hireable, scalable team.

  • • Automated reporting dashboards
  • • Clear roles, JDs, and backfill playbooks
  • • Engine mindset: always-on, not campaign firefighting

Collaboration Model

Shipped with Product & Eng, not "asked for features."

  • • Joint A/B ownership and decision-making
  • • Growth embedded in product roadmap planning
  • • Scorecard visible to all stakeholders

Organic & SEO

Largest attributed channel · Quality metrics improved together

Channel Share
~⅓
largest attributed
of D2C attribution mix
Search Clicks
+33%
Jul→Sep
Quality metrics up together
Avg Position
Improved
& CTR both up
Not just impression volume
GEO / AI Baseline
Tracked
early instrumentation
Volume tiny by design

Search Quality Improvement

Indexed

Indexed: Clicks, Position & CTR together (Jul→Sep)

Clicks/day: up ~+⅓ in the window

Position & CTR: both improved (not just more impressions)

Quality metrics moved together — real search health, not vanity volume.

Attribution Mix Baseline

Share %

Organic remains largest channel (%)

Organic ~⅓+ of attributed D2C — still the biggest single bucket.

Honest frame: share softens as paid share grows. Absolute organic not broken, just mix rebalancing.

GEO / AI-Referred Demand

Baseline

Early instrumentation baseline · Channel tracked

Early Baseline Strategy

Goal: Instrument GEO and AI-referred demand early, before volume scales.

Status: Channel live in attribution. Revenue tracked but tiny by design — the win is the baseline, not the euros yet.

When AI referral scales, we'll have clean historical comparison and attribution infrastructure ready.

Quality over Volume

Clicks + position + CTR improving together means real search health.

  • • Not just impression growth (vanity metric)
  • • Jul→Sep window shows cohesive quality lift
  • • Organic remains largest attributed channel

GEO / AI Instrumentation

Track new channels early to establish baseline before scale.

  • • Attribution infrastructure live
  • • Volume tiny now, baseline is the asset
  • • Ready for clean historical comparison when it scales

Honest Channel Frame

Organic share softens as paid and CRM grow — that's the strategy.

  • • Absolute organic not declining
  • • Share mix rebalancing per plan
  • • Still largest single attribution bucket

Measurement Rigor

Track what matters; avoid vanity metrics.

  • • Quality metrics (position, CTR) not just impressions
  • • Early baseline better than late scramble for retroactive data
  • • Attribution clarity feeds budget allocation

CRM & Lifecycle

Engine not campaign · Share up after always-on · Hireable team

CRM Share
mid-teens
from ~8% H1
of attributed D2C mix
Upgrade Engine
BAU
always-on
Post A/B validation
Team
~6
hireable
Clear roles & JDs
Reporting
Automated
OS built
Not manual pulls

CRM Share Growth Timeline

Share %

Share of attributed D2C (%) · Inflection post always-on

Baseline (H1): ~8–9% of attributed D2C mix

Post always-on (Aug+): climbed to ~15%+ after upgrade engine activated

Inflection is sustained — not launch week spike, real channel rebalancing.

Engine Mindset

Build always-on systems, not one-off campaigns.

  • • Intent-based upgrade engine (A/B → BAU)
  • • Reusable pattern for future product waves
  • • Sustained lift, not launch week vanity spike

CRM Operating System

Supporting infrastructure for scale and handoff.

  • • Automated reporting dashboards (no manual pulls)
  • • Clear roles, JDs, and backfill playbooks
  • • Lifecycle calendar visible to all stakeholders

Hireable Team

Built for growth: clear structure, not hero dependency.

  • • Team of ~6 with defined swim lanes
  • • Backfill-ready roles (not tribal knowledge)
  • • Recruited, coached, and retained talent

Cross-Functional

Shipped with Product, Eng, Data Science.

  • • Joint A/B ownership with Product & Eng
  • • Scorecard visible to Finance for budget calls
  • • Lifecycle embedded in product roadmap
Key Insight

CRM share climbed from high-single-digits to mid-teens after the upgrade engine went always-on. Not a launch week spike — sustained channel rebalancing backed by intent-based product journeys.

The win isn't just the share lift. It's shipping an always-on engine with Product & Eng that's reusable for future waves, plus the CRM OS and team structure to scale it without hero dependency.

Partners & Creators

Central enablement · Privacy-aware scoring · Affiliation hardened through cycle

Affiliation Volume
Down
with cycle
Crypto market downturn
Revenue per Order
Flat YoY
economics held
Didn't buy volume by degrading deals
Creator Pipeline
Live
privacy-aware
Intake → enrich → score → onboard
Country Enablement
Central
local execution
Playbooks + tooling + governance

Affiliation Volume Trend

Indexed

Indexed to Q1 baseline · Market-driven

Context: Volume and partner count fell with crypto market cycle.

Economics: Revenue per order flat YoY — unit economics held. Didn't chase volume by degrading commission structures.

Creator Pipeline Funnel

Funnel

Privacy-aware enrichment & scoring

Flow: Intake → enrich with public data → DS score vs "what a strong creator looks like" → handoff for onboarding.

Internally hosted tool; vibe-coded for ops efficiency.

Affiliation 2.0 Program Hardening

Durable structure through downcycle

Honest Cycle Framing

Affiliation volume and partner count fell as crypto market contracted. Revenue per order stayed flat YoY — the channel held unit economics rather than buying volume with worse deals.

Conversion Clarity

Average: low-single-digit %. Top partners: high-single-digit %. Attribution visible to country leads.

New Monetization Layer

Affiliate 2.0 structure ready for next upswing. SOPs end-to-end, contracts clean, perf reporting centralized.

Frame: channel cyclical, program durable. When the market comes back, the infrastructure is ready.

Country Enablement Model

Central playbooks, local execution, field learnings fed back.

  • • Playbooks, créas, tooling centrally maintained
  • • Country partnership leads execute locally
  • • Performance and contracts visible centrally
  • • Governance: business cases, perf bars, legal clarity

Privacy-Aware Creator Pipeline

Internally hosted tool for enrichment & scoring.

  • • Intake → enrich with public data
  • • DS model: score vs "strong creator" profile
  • • Handoff to partnership team for onboarding
  • • Vibe-coded for ops speed, privacy compliance

Honest Cycle Navigation

Volume fell with market; economics held; program hardened.

  • • Revenue per order flat YoY (didn't degrade deals)
  • • Conversion clarity: low-single-digit avg, high for top
  • • Affiliate 2.0 structure ready for upswing

Durable Infrastructure

Built to scale when the market returns.

  • • SOPs end-to-end for onboarding & management
  • • Contracts clean, performance reporting centralized
  • • Country leads trained and equipped

Career Timeline

From experiments to scale-up growth lead · Product + data + teams

Skill Capital Over Time

Cumulative expertise acquisition across roles · Hover to explore

Roles
Potloc
Performance Media
Product Growth
2016–2017
Spark
Performance Media
Product Growth
2017–2018
Builde
CRM
Product Growth
Vibecoding
2018–2021
Ledger
Performance Media
Product Growth
Incrementality
CRM
SEO/GEO
Partnerships
Leadership
2021–now

Ledger

Head of Performance Marketing · Lifecycle
2021–2026·Paris·Team: ~6
  • Owned growth stack: Paid, SEO/GEO, Affiliation, CRM/Lifecycle
  • Product-led: intent upgrade engine + RAF elevation (A/B → always-on)
  • Paid efficiency ~×2 while cutting spend hard; share doubled YoY
  • CRM share climbed from high-single-digits to mid-teens post-engine
  • Geo-lift at meaningful spend when MMM failed → unlocked Q4 budget
  • Partners: country enablement + privacy-aware creator pipeline
  • Collaborated with Product, Eng, Data Science, Finance, country leads

Builde

Founder / Operator (Solo Studio)
2018–2021·Paris·Team: Solo
  • Helped 25+ clients across CRM, ERP, and automation systems
  • Delivered 2 full CRMs, 1 ERP from scratch
  • Shipped end-to-end: insuretech MVP (UAE) + basketball social (France)
  • Epic → production solo: full-stack ownership, not agency slideware
  • Proof of range: ops systems, product shipping, client breadth

Spark

Growth & Performance
2017–2018·Paris·Team: Team Lead
  • Growth & performance at hardware scale-up
  • Media buying and acquisition at scale
  • Learned to ship with Product, coordinate cross-functional
  • Foundation before crypto wave

Potloc

Growth & Acquisition
2016–2017·Montréal·Team: Early
  • Early growth experiments and acquisition foundations
  • Operating with imperfect data, fast iteration
  • First exposure to product-led growth thinking
  • Foundation: growth systems in startup environment

Operating Model

How I run growth: systems that compound, backed by measurement

Hypothesis → Scorecard

Clear owners, dependencies mapped, metrics visible. Reallocate budget on performance with Finance in the loop.

Product Journeys + Tests

Ship with Product & Eng, not "ask for features." Continuous A/B to always-on BAU, reusable patterns.

Incrementality-Backed Bets

When attribution fails, measure true lift. Geo-lift, holdouts, whatever proves the read. Budget follows the proof.

Recruit & Coach

Build hireable teams with clear roles. Kill initiatives with re-entry triggers when needed. No hero dependency.

Open to Growth Lead / Head of Growth Roles

Looking for roles where I can build growth systems that compound: product journeys + incrementality-backed media + partner machines regional teams can run — then put budget and roadmap behind what the scorecard proves.

Product-Led GrowthPaid PerformanceIncrementalityCRM / LifecycleTeam Leadership

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Let's discuss how I can help drive growth for your product

Matteo Mariat

Growth Lead · Performance Marketing · Lifecycle

About This Dashboard

This interactive CV is built as a growth analytics dashboard to showcase both my growth expertise and technical execution. All metrics use indexed values and relative comparisons to protect company confidentiality.

Open to Opportunities

Looking for Growth Lead or Head of Growth roles where I can build systems that compound: product journeys, incrementality-backed media, and partner machines.

What I Bring
✓ Product-led growth (upgrade engines, RAF)
✓ Paid performance (efficiency ~×2)
✓ Incrementality experiments (geo-lift)
✓ CRM & lifecycle systems
✓ SEO/organic channel management
✓ Partnership & creator programs
✓ Team building & coaching (~6)
✓ Cross-functional collaboration
✓ Technical execution (full-stack)